As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 32 wins & 50 nominations total
Liudmyla Amelkina
- Self - Mariupol Resident
- (as Lyudmyla Amelkina)
Roman Golovanov
- Self - Correspondent
- (archive footage)
- …
Igor Konashenkov
- Self
- (archive footage)
Sergey Lavrov
- Self - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia
- (archive footage)
Ernest Matskyavichyus
- Self - Journalist
- (archive footage)
Vasiliy Nebenzya
- Self - Russian Ambassador to the UN
- (archive footage)
Volodymyr Nikulin
- Self - Police Officer
- (as Volodymyr)
Vladimir Putin
- Self - President of Russia
- (archive footage)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Self - President of Ukraine
- (archive footage)
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- TriviaA photograph by Evgeniy Maloletka of the injured pregnant woman being carried from the maternity hospital, was awarded "World Press Photo of the Year" in 2023. Her name was Irina Kalinina (32 years old). Her baby, named Miron (after the word for 'peace') was stillborn, and then his mother died in half an hour.
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Self - Narrator and interviewer: When we were in the hospital, one of the doctors told me, "War is like an X-Ray. All human insides become visible. Good people become better, bad people worse".
- ConnectionsFeatured in 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards (2024)
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One of the best documentaries I've ever seen
I was very lucky to attend a sold-out screening of 20 Days in Mariupol in Boston that Mstyslav Chernov himself attended. This is a must-see, brutally honest and beautifully told documentary that portrays the naked evil and barbarity of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine from a deeply human standpoint. Chernov's voice as a storyteller is achingly Ukrainian, and the film's tone and editing evoke a sort of spiritual pain that exceeds the material destruction of war.
20 Days has a very strong edit that leaves in moments of Chernov's camera falling by his side as he's resting or unable to film: these moments add extra depth of realism and transport the audience into the warzone, not just watching some polished news report. There is almost a "found footage" quality to the edit and frantic first-person shaky cam scenes, but this film is much scarier and more disturbing than any horror movie could be because it's the truth, and to this very moment Mariupol is occupied by the same ruzzian butchers seen in this documentary.
The music and sound are another highlight-- the film ends on images of russian occupation set to a disturbing, pulse-like tone. The music throughout by Jordan Dykstra compliments the scenes greatly and elevates the film's tone, both in highly disturbing war scenes and in moments of bleak, depressing stillness.
20 Days in Mariupol is a cultural and historical document that should absolutely be shown in schools, especially in the West, so non-Ukrainian people can finally begin to understand the brutal, colonial and genocidal nature of russian imperialism. Mstyslav Chernov is nothing short of a hero in my eyes, and an incredibly brave and profoundly-spoken human being.
Watch this film and show it to as many people as you can.
20 Days has a very strong edit that leaves in moments of Chernov's camera falling by his side as he's resting or unable to film: these moments add extra depth of realism and transport the audience into the warzone, not just watching some polished news report. There is almost a "found footage" quality to the edit and frantic first-person shaky cam scenes, but this film is much scarier and more disturbing than any horror movie could be because it's the truth, and to this very moment Mariupol is occupied by the same ruzzian butchers seen in this documentary.
The music and sound are another highlight-- the film ends on images of russian occupation set to a disturbing, pulse-like tone. The music throughout by Jordan Dykstra compliments the scenes greatly and elevates the film's tone, both in highly disturbing war scenes and in moments of bleak, depressing stillness.
20 Days in Mariupol is a cultural and historical document that should absolutely be shown in schools, especially in the West, so non-Ukrainian people can finally begin to understand the brutal, colonial and genocidal nature of russian imperialism. Mstyslav Chernov is nothing short of a hero in my eyes, and an incredibly brave and profoundly-spoken human being.
Watch this film and show it to as many people as you can.
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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